Exhibit 99.1
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For Immediate Release
PrivateBancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
CHICAGO, March 5, 2010 -- PrivateBancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PVTB) announced today its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share for the first quarter 2010 payable on March 31, 2010, to stockholders of record on March 17, 2010. This dividend is unchanged from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share.